IAM Transportation General Vice President Sito Pantoja today issued the following statement to mark the somber anniversary of 9/11: Thirteen years ago today, the United States suffered mind-numbing acts of barbarism. Cowardly terrorist murderers hijacked United and American Airlines jetliners and killed thousands of innocent people. United Airlines Customer Service employees and IAM members Marianne
Read moreLeft to right, IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger and WWW Director Chris Wagoner ink a new partnership to allow IAM members to pursue higher education degrees with the State University of New York Empire State College. The IAM and the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has announced the appointment of Brianna Gregory as IAM Transportation Department Education Representative. Gregory initiated into Local 2202 in 2004 as an Alaska Airlines Passenger Service Employee. Brianna served as Local 2202 Chief Steward, Shop Steward, Communicator and Trustee. She also served on Local 2202’s Women’s, Bylaws, Organizing and Legislative
Read moreIAM members perform as unioNation at the 2013 IAM Staff Conference in Atlanta. The IAM’s popular unioNation band is growing. Do you want to be a part of history? The band is calling all IAM, TCU and NFFE members who have musical talents to update and write modern labor music. All genres are welcome, from
Read moreKaren, left, and Joyce Koch are new rivals to the right-wing billionaire Koch brothers. You’ve probably heard of the Koch brothers – right-wing billionaires who buy elections and peddle influence to further their business interests. Now it’s time to meet the Koch sisters. They’re not related to each other, or to Charles and David Koch.
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